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the illinois star volume vii number vi galesburg illinois thuisday nov 6 1941 price per copy 5 cents enforce bill of rights is plea of local race address copies to mayor david h lindberg the city council of ualesburg o|o the city clerk the daily register-mail on aug 2 1941 i was inaugur ated galesburg's mayor of bronze ville this office is as is the move ment a national affair it is a movement designed to offer to ne groes the opportunity to present 10 duly elcted authorities through the mayor of bronzeville their civic greviences with the hope that through concentrated effort some consideration might be ob tained acting under such considerations i am addressing to each of you a letter aimed directly at discrimin ation in general and at the open and unmolested violation of the illinois civil rights bill the ex istence of which you are all well aware i in doing so i realize that i am tri'/itillg af te fuitieal"t otr for myself from a selfish negro hating group of white people who believe in the old and obselete ante bellum tneroy of keep the negro in his place and the equal hostile sentiment from the ante bellum negro who naturally cares for nothing except steak tatters and tea for himself and family . law and order means the forcement of all the law it means the observance of and enforcement of all the statutes within the city there is a very marked attempt made to enforce the statutes which provide a pen alty against policy bingo slot machines and other forms of gambling but there has been no attempt made to enforce the civil rights bill the disregard for which is very evident numerour public places of bus iness exist which have large signs printed and in plain view we cater to white trade numerous places of business refuse to serve a negro the chain drug stores are notorious in this respect the same is true at the lunch counters in the chain store department stores we submit it as a matter of fact that the enforcement of a basic law guaranteeing to a man his constitutional rights is of far more import that the enforcement of a local ordinance may i be specific the silver front tavern will not allow a ne gro to take a drink of anything in the tavern across the street from this tavern there is a restaurant fred's lunch which from the standpoint of equipment might be called a hash house the manager of this place informed the writer that an advertised ten cent sand wich served him in his place of business would cost him 5.00 and that this amount must be paid in advance this law might be tolerated vr<y>t for that in _ th industrial fielk is just as mark ed numerous manufacturing es tablishments exist and do business within the corporate limits of the city who refuse to hire negroes strictly on a racial basis to be specific again â€” herbert bozman was refused admittance to the mid west manufacturing co.'s training school for defense work merely because he was a negro five negroes were refused work on project 201-2-5449 c j dixon peoria 111 placement officer oh oct 13 1941 merely because no colored were to be on the project these incidents are strongly sug gestive of hitlerism with all that it means we can pass over treat ment accorded us in eating places and taverns perhaps but the discrimination which denies us negroes the right to earn a job merely because of our color is an idea that is irrepresible while we do not expect a com plete correction we would feel more like citizens and enter the spirit of defense and democracy were there a statement made from some official against these wrongs favoritism for seeming political purposes which helps a very few of our race and is intended to appease the rank and file is ob noxious to our gastro-entorostimal tract throughout ' we want some form of redress we want that some action shall be taken this letter is written not in the spirit of animosity or hostility but in defense of the rights of hun dreds of negro citizens in gales burg and knox county whose faith hope and trust abides in duly elected authoity we invite your immediate and serious con sideration henry w bond m d galesburg illinois i mayor of bronzeville phyllis wheatley club met wednesday night the phyllis wheatley club met at the mary bethune nursery as the guest of miss josephine mil burn wednesday night at the conclusion of the bi mess session which included a re port of the welfare department junior girls supervisors the year book committee and the re vison of by-laws the president miss ruth davis turned the meet ing over to the mother home and child and nursery committee chairmen mrs irene harvey and mrs ruby williams the subject for discussion was delinquent childhood led by mrs emma early the next meeting will be held nov 19 at the home of mrs eva solomon the sick and flower committee miss annie may young chairman has charge of the thanksgiving program fabulous inheritance threatened by law contractor prepares t o sue for share of fabulous estate indeed the troubles of willie and floyd mayweather of kansas city kansas md mrs ozora alexander lee < learmore okla have begun re-v cover from the shoekotsu?w<nlji becoming millionaries t icy have been shocked again to hear the maybe the money donn't right fully belong to them a,<?r all mitchell knighten . chicago roofing contractor who lives at 4232 calumet avenue for ward this week with tht claim that he is the husband ar i rightful heir of lete colvin in lian woman whose estate was settled in okla homa last week after 10 years of litigation the estate valued t 7,412,286 in cash plus oil producing proper ties was awarded to m - s lee half sister of the deceasec indian wo man to floyd and willie may weather nephews of ihe late joe leto cf^-i^i^sband mrs lee a has a is year-old son is due to receive from the sinclair and minnehoma oil companies half of the estate the remainder to be divided be tween the mayweather brothers the case was a difficult one be cause the indian woman was known by a variety of names knighten explained that it was be cause she lived from place to place with different families always assuming the name of the family she lived with knighten said he has pressed his claim before but has never been able to get anywhere with it be cause he never had enough cash knighten owns the building i n chicago in which he lives funeral services funeral services for mr heni'y harmon were held from the fiite tcher funeral home with rev w t greene in charge pallbearers were r anderson h edwards w h webb and e fisher mrs c butler and mrs h allen sang appropriate songs mrs parrott played the piano receives labor post mrs celia williams of chicago has been appointed to the state labor bureau and has been as signed to the local employment bureau on simmons street her appointment here is for an indifin ite period appointed matron at geneva ill mrs clara williams mother of don williams has been recently appointed matron of girls at a state institution mr don williams is the retied mayor of bronze ville and at present an employee of the gross manufacturing com pany joe louis rests waits call to army los angeles calif â€” joe louis world's heavyweight fistic champ arrived here recently for a month's vacation he was accom panied by his wife mrs marva louis his secretary freddie guin yard and guinyard's fiance miss dorothy booie of new york city the champ will take over an ap artment during his stay he says vtâ€”-svar!wd,4o get some rest prior to his call to army service an en thusiastic golfer louis plans to spend most of his time on the links louis and his party were met by a huge delegation of sport fans and newspapermen it was his first trip to the coast since 1939 when he defeated jack roper in one round nursery receives number of gifts the mary bethune nursery was the recipient of donations toys moneys and refreshments donors were mrs anna b little mrs sedalia lewis and editor and mrs fletcher nursery is running a j full daily schedule of cl 20 everything is progressing fucely it is a charitable institution sup ported in part by public donations any gifts in the form of money clothes or food will be gladly re ceived the nursery affords full time employment for five visitors are welcome at all times looking forward to visit from son in army mr charles finley of knoxville father of william finley states that his son now stationed with the army at camp custer has been promoted to official capacity he has charge of the entertainment and broadcasting recently in de tatched service he carried a num ber of soldiers to texas officer finley will visit home in the near future action of mayor commendable race discrimination in violation of status guaranteeing equal ac commodations in public places that refuse to serve our group are being aired by the mayor of bronzeville we are proud to know that the mayor of bronzeville has taken such an active part in the interest of our race in bringing before the city council monday night some of the places who refuse to serve our group on account of race pre judiceâ€”which is a direct violation of the civil rights act the writer wishes to commend the mayor of bronzeville for this courageous act the editor married recently mr julius green and miss ann simmons of aurora 111 were married october 30th by the rev w t green father of the groom urges athletic for school boys high school sports the illinois star has been eag erly watching the progress of th : e colored lads of g h s we urge that every negro boy now in high school with athletic ability what soever should let it be known we are grateful to the boys who have showed the instinct of school spirit the illinois star takes this time to salute such boys as earl puck ett who recently set a state re cord in the city stadium peoria we also have boys participating in football these boys are charles bond and george theirry both participating in varsity football while leslie bond don williams jr melvin thomas and wilbur tripett are participating in pony football these boys show the real school spirit the illinois star only wishes that more negroes would make negroes stand out in the sports of g h s tribute to warren e johnson the untimely passing of the tate warren e johnson brings to mind a recent article published in the illinois star recounting his record as a citizen and one who actually loved his fellow man his life and usefulness has since his death been eulogized by those who knew him bestâ€”those who worked and toiled with him the tribute given him was not to one who used words and hypocracy but to one who lived a life of use fulness and assistance to his fel low man by a pal c eugene fletcher mrs sarah blackwell of me tropolis 111 was a recent visi tor here john blackwell jr who works at the rock island arsenal was recently operated on in st mary's hospitl the sew-so club was entertain ed by mrs n jenkins the young matron's pleasure club met at the home of mrs elmer lewis bridge prizes went to mrs w wilders and mrs a cropp mrs h ewing received the guest prize mrs g allcon was hostess to the modern priscilla club the phyllis wheatley club met at the home of mrs richard brown mr and mrs h faulkner mot ored to quincy 111 to spend a re cent sunday with friends mr and mrs dale robinson and mother were recent visitors in the home of mrs robinson's parents mr and mrs charles anderson mrs anderson returned with them to peoria for a week's visit mr and mrs lawrence finn have as their guest their brother mr willie finn of new orleans la he expects to remain here indefin itely

the illinois star volume vii number vi galesburg illinois thuisday nov 6 1941 price per copy 5 cents enforce bill of rights is plea of local race address copies to mayor david h lindberg the city council of ualesburg o|o the city clerk the daily register-mail on aug 2 1941 i was inaugur ated galesburg's mayor of bronze ville this office is as is the move ment a national affair it is a movement designed to offer to ne groes the opportunity to present 10 duly elcted authorities through the mayor of bronzeville their civic greviences with the hope that through concentrated effort some consideration might be ob tained acting under such considerations i am addressing to each of you a letter aimed directly at discrimin ation in general and at the open and unmolested violation of the illinois civil rights bill the ex istence of which you are all well aware i in doing so i realize that i am tri'/itillg af te fuitieal"t otr for myself from a selfish negro hating group of white people who believe in the old and obselete ante bellum tneroy of keep the negro in his place and the equal hostile sentiment from the ante bellum negro who naturally cares for nothing except steak tatters and tea for himself and family . law and order means the forcement of all the law it means the observance of and enforcement of all the statutes within the city there is a very marked attempt made to enforce the statutes which provide a pen alty against policy bingo slot machines and other forms of gambling but there has been no attempt made to enforce the civil rights bill the disregard for which is very evident numerour public places of bus iness exist which have large signs printed and in plain view we cater to white trade numerous places of business refuse to serve a negro the chain drug stores are notorious in this respect the same is true at the lunch counters in the chain store department stores we submit it as a matter of fact that the enforcement of a basic law guaranteeing to a man his constitutional rights is of far more import that the enforcement of a local ordinance may i be specific the silver front tavern will not allow a ne gro to take a drink of anything in the tavern across the street from this tavern there is a restaurant fred's lunch which from the standpoint of equipment might be called a hash house the manager of this place informed the writer that an advertised ten cent sand wich served him in his place of business would cost him 5.00 and that this amount must be paid in advance this law might be tolerated vrt for that in _ th industrial fielk is just as mark ed numerous manufacturing es tablishments exist and do business within the corporate limits of the city who refuse to hire negroes strictly on a racial basis to be specific again â€” herbert bozman was refused admittance to the mid west manufacturing co.'s training school for defense work merely because he was a negro five negroes were refused work on project 201-2-5449 c j dixon peoria 111 placement officer oh oct 13 1941 merely because no colored were to be on the project these incidents are strongly sug gestive of hitlerism with all that it means we can pass over treat ment accorded us in eating places and taverns perhaps but the discrimination which denies us negroes the right to earn a job merely because of our color is an idea that is irrepresible while we do not expect a com plete correction we would feel more like citizens and enter the spirit of defense and democracy were there a statement made from some official against these wrongs favoritism for seeming political purposes which helps a very few of our race and is intended to appease the rank and file is ob noxious to our gastro-entorostimal tract throughout ' we want some form of redress we want that some action shall be taken this letter is written not in the spirit of animosity or hostility but in defense of the rights of hun dreds of negro citizens in gales burg and knox county whose faith hope and trust abides in duly elected authoity we invite your immediate and serious con sideration henry w bond m d galesburg illinois i mayor of bronzeville phyllis wheatley club met wednesday night the phyllis wheatley club met at the mary bethune nursery as the guest of miss josephine mil burn wednesday night at the conclusion of the bi mess session which included a re port of the welfare department junior girls supervisors the year book committee and the re vison of by-laws the president miss ruth davis turned the meet ing over to the mother home and child and nursery committee chairmen mrs irene harvey and mrs ruby williams the subject for discussion was delinquent childhood led by mrs emma early the next meeting will be held nov 19 at the home of mrs eva solomon the sick and flower committee miss annie may young chairman has charge of the thanksgiving program fabulous inheritance threatened by law contractor prepares t o sue for share of fabulous estate indeed the troubles of willie and floyd mayweather of kansas city kansas md mrs ozora alexander lee < learmore okla have begun re-v cover from the shoekotsu?w